No team with a player making more than $10 million a year has ever won the Stanley Cup, but that will likely change with the rising salary cap.

Here’s something to think about as Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes continues to negotiate with Lane Hutson’s agents on a new contract. Article content

No team with a player earning more than US$10 million has ever won the Stanley Cup. Article content Article content

The Florida Panthers won their second straight Stanley Cup last season with two players having a US$10 million salary-cap hit: captain Aleksander Barkov and goalie Sergei Bobrovsky.

There are 16 players in the NHL this season with a salary-cap hit of more than US$10.5 million, including three with the Edmonton Oilers , two with the Toronto Maple Leafs and two with the N

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